Why Do We Kick Like We Do?

[Menjo]

That is a very good question, but I can't say I agree with you that our kicks don't generate a lot of power. They can, but you must have the proper hip conection and be able to put your intire weight into it. I find the round house kick the way we do it is weaker, but at are club we do it in a more muay thai way because we know the power it can generate. I find that front thrust kick can be very powerful are way you just haft to initiate your hips put your weight into it, but not to wind up say they can see it coming.

Exactly.

[Killer Miller]

Our round house is not designed to be a power type of kick, but to apply shock or internal damage.

So in my book, compairing round house kick has no merrit for the power discussion.

- Killer -

[Menjo]

Our round house is not designed to be a power type of kick, but to apply shock or internal damage.

So in my book, compairing round house kick has no merrit for the power discussion.

- Killer -

I see it as a method to get the opponents hands and posture off centre, or preferably hitting a weak/vunerable target.

No matter the MA philosphy, I think anyones view on a technique can be learned from(I know you mentioned this in a way..."so in my book"), evolution often spawns from this.

One question(out of discussion curiosity), would you use a round house if you knew it wasn't going to be completly successful in regards of hitting on target(stomach, chest, head, legs..ect)...?

[Killer Miller]

Well, the original question was with regards to Shotokan. In shotokan, there are snap type of kicks to apply shock (round house in this case) to the head, goin, bones, etc. This can hurt and if not exert damage to these parts as well (like a fragmenting bullet). You can also use it for internal damage to vulnerable soft tissue areas of the body. This is how and where I would use the snap techniques.

However, for raw power type of damage, that's when we use the thrust type of techniques. Contact still has the same effect as a snap when done properly, but now you have the mass associated with the technique for destructive nock-down force being applied.

So are we talking about the "bullet" or the "hammer?"

- Killer -

[Menjo]

Well, the original question was with regards to Shotokan. In shotokan, there are snap type of kicks to apply shock (round house in this case) to the head, goin, bones, etc. This can hurt and if not exert damage to these parts as well (like a fragmenting bullet). You can also use it for internal damage to vulnerable soft tissue areas of the body. This is how and where I would use the snap techniques.

However, for raw power type of damage, that's when we use the thrust type of techniques. Contact still has the same effect as a snap when done properly, but now you have the mass associated with the technique for destructive nock-down force being applied.

So are we talking about the "bullet" or the "hammer?"

- Killer -

I see what you mean.